Dual NIC setup

[Steve]

Just bought a new server with dual nics. Does MS server 2003 need anything
special done to make it work properly? Does it load balance? Any articles
that I can read about this?

Thanks,

Steve

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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Just bought a new server with dual nics. Does MS server 2003 need
anything special done to make it work properly? Does it load
balance? Any articles that I can read about this?

Thanks,

Steve

You can either disable one of the NICs, or set up NIC teaming with the
software/drivers provided by the hardware manufacturer. Depends on the
server's role, and what you need, etc -

Note - MS is trying to move away from version-specific groups for server
products, so you may wish to post W2003 questions in m.p.windows.server.*

 

[Phillip Windell]

Just bought a new server with dual nics. Does MS server 2003 need anything
special done to make it work properly?

Yes. Leave one diabled and don't use it.

Does it load balance?

Absolutely not.

Any articles that I can read about this?

Yes. The subject context varies.....

175767 - Expected Behavior of Multiple Adapters on Same Network
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;175767

157025 - Default Gateway Configuration for Multihomed Computers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;157025&Product=win2000

Default gateways
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...elp/6c7c7ab2-cfdc-4dfe-8560-570d3859f5b1.mspx

Default Gateway Behavior for Windows TCP/IP
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0903.mspx

159168 - Multiple Default Gateways Can Cause Connectivity Problems
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/159168/EN-US/

272294 - Active Directory Communication Fails on Multihomed Domain
Controllers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;272294

191611 - Symptoms of Multihomed Browsers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;191611

Microsoft Windows XP - Multihoming Considerations
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/reskit/en-us/prcc_tcp_qpzj.asp?





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